From slide rule to online budget apps. Here are 5 alternatives to Quicken and Mint. (AP Photo) Mint had a similar effect, only with the Internet. Now no longer tethered to a hard drive, I could manage my finances from any place where I could get an internet connection. Sadly (or not), both programs have lost a step or two.

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Quicken is clunky by today’s standards. And I’ve heard multiple complaints about Mint, especially about updating information from financial institutions. There are, however, several great alternatives to Quicken and Mint. We’ll look at five of the best replacement options, the first of which is an advertiser on my personal finance blog. It also happens to be my favorite and the one I use every day. Personal Capital has become an extremely popular tool to manage money. There are several reasons for this.

First, it’s free. Second, Personal Capital’s financial dashboard manages every aspect of a person’s finances. It tracks cash flow and enables you to see your spending by account and category.

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Further, it’s a. The results of running Personal Capital’s fee analyzer on my 401k. It enables you to link all of your investment accounts.

Once linked, Personal Capital provides a wealth of information about your portfolio. From asset allocation to investing fees, this tool gives you easy insight into your investment portfolio. This is particularly helpful if you, like me, have multiple retirement and taxable accounts. Finally, Personal Captial offers a retirement planning tool. You can see if you are on track to retire as planned. It even provides useful data on 529 accounts you may have for your children and tracks the value of real estate.

YNAB For those focused exclusively on their budget, there’s nothing better than (short for You Need a Budget). I’ve tried virtually every budgeting tool available, and YNAB is without question the most effective. It uses a familiar spreadsheet format that’s very easy to use. Categories can be assigned to your spending automatically. Once you’ve used the software for about a month, you’ll rarely need to categorize expenses manually. And YNAB follows a very interesting approach to budgeting.

The goal is to live off of money you earned the previous month. As a result, you’re not living paycheck to paycheck.

It may take some time to get there, but I’ve found YNAB the best tool to support this type of prudent financial management. Banktivity For those with a Mac looking for software, is an excellent choice. Much like Quicken, you can connect bank accounts, credit cards, mortgages, and even investment accounts. Once connected, Banktivity manages your entire financial life in one place. I’ve found connecting accounts to be, while not perfect, workable.